Yeah, finding housing was the worst part for me! I just had to realize that in order to be in a safe area with a decent apartment I was going to have to pay a bit more than I wanted. What are your plans-keep looking or just wait until you get out there?

I'm going to keep looking. I'm trying to find a place in West Hollywood on the Metro. I'd love to live around the gay population of LA, and I'm going to take the Metro everywhere. The problem is that my "roommate" keeps going back on forth as to living together versus staying in Florida longer. I'm trying not to pay more than 900 a month for my half. So I'm looking for studios as well. I don't need to live right next to school as long as I'm on the Metro, and I've heard the area around school isn't so great... It's nervewracking. Anytime I see an apartment I like, it's not available.

I applied for a private loan to cover moving expenses... If everything goes through, I hope to start driving out there on Monday the 6th. I'll get there a couple days before orientation and hopefully will have a chance to get unpacked and get furniture before orientation. Are first day assignments due the 13th or the 20th?